After infection with SARS-CoV-2, significantly less viral genome copies were detected in CD14+ human macrophages compared to VeroE6 cells (Figure S10A) and no infectious virus could be isolated from the supernatants at either of the tested conditions (Figure S10B) indicating an abortive infection of the macrophages as it has been reported by others [53,54,55]. This evidence concerns the gene CD14 and infection.